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MT India Digest
Moderated Discussion List
"Effective MT Forum"
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Published by:
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Amit Chatterjee,SM
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Nov 29, 2000 Digest #054
.................................................. .....IN THIS DIGEST..... ===========NEW===================== -=Bottlenecks to MT in India=- ~Raja Sekhar
"I finally hear from the manager that he is not in a position to
give the loan as Medical Transcription has been red listed by the
RBI" ~Cherian
"biggest bottleneck is bad dictation by US doctors who have no
regard for the transcriptionist" ===========CONTINUING============ -= MT in India =- ~Jebasingh Arul Raj
" Today, I really know what is the meaning of accuracy which is
just an equivalent of CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. " ~Mukulika Ghosh
"To many it was "Oh, you just type!" or "you just have to type what
you hear" so big deal what is so great about it. The picture has
changed very much" -= MT Training Programs in India =- ~Dr (Surg Lt) Ravi Bhargava
"found the owners unscrupulous and unable to create the right
atmosphere for the art of medical transcription to succeed" ~Rishikesh
"they said that it is a job of a typist and does not offer any good
salary" =========== BILLBOARD ============ -= Interference of Speech Recognition Systems =-
~M.C.Snehith ===========GEEK TIPS============== -= HyperSend =-
~Dave Wolkowitz ===========NEW===================== From: Raja Sekhar <
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Subject: RBI Marks Medical Transcription Red! Hi Dr. Amit & MTIDers! I am Raja, from Coimbatore, India, who is very
interested in setting up an MT unit. I am an M.S.
Graduate from Clemson University, who worked with SARA
LEE CORP, in the US for about 5 years after my
graduation and then returned back to India in the hope
of using my managerial experience in the US. Since my
return back to India, I've been trying to set up an
industry and since IT Enabled Services seemed to be a
sunrise industry I've been concentrating all my
efforts in this field. But so far my efforts have
been fruitless. Getting a loan from a bank seems to be such a big
thing here in India even with all the necessary
prerequisites. After running from pillar to post
trying to get my loan of about forty lakhs sanctioned
I finally hear from the manager that he is not in a
position to give the loan as Medical Transcription has
been red listed by the RBI!! I do not know where to
go from here, whether to switch to some other field or
just wait it out or go to some of the advertisements
that seem to call out saying that they will finance
privately against collateral. I hope I have not wasted your time but I am so
aggrieved about the fact that while the media seems to
proclaim that MT is going great guns and that it will
provide this many jobs by the year 2008 and this much
foreign revenue by such and such a year, RBI and the
banks do not seem to even give out a loan. Why is
there this contradiction and who is to blame? How
does an honest, well qualified entrepreneur get around
obstacles like these? Sorry to have taken up your time and space. But I
just wanted to vent my feelings somewhere where it
would matter. Thanks. Sincerely,
Raja Comment?
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Subject: Bottleneck for Indian transcriptionists Hi everybody! I have been associated with the MT industry for the past 2 years. I
think the biggest bottleneck for Indian transcriptionists is bad
dictation by US doctors who have no regard for the
transcriptionist. After all, I don't understand what can stop a
reasonably educated medical transcriptionist from recognizing
English words and other medical terms with the help of dictionaries
and medical reference books!!!? We should be able to ask the doctors to dictate in a better way
which unfortunately we are unable to do due to fact that they are
our clients and we cannot earn their displeasure for the fear of
losing our contract. US doctors must be educated about this. I understand that foreign
MTs also face the same problem. Regards, Cherian Comment?
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================CONTINUING======================= From: Jebasingh Arul Raj <
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Subject: MT-The true picture Mr. Inderjeet: I agree with your comments. Not all is bad in INDIA. I am a MT
who started out as anyone starts out in a company. Today, I really
know what is the meaning of accuracy which is just an equivalent of
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. If a company could really bring out a sense
within their employees of what customer satisfaction means and the
process how to achieve it, they could really get ahead in business.
Presently, there are companies who recruit people saying that they
just need 60% accuracy, 70% accuracy, 75% accuracy, 90% accuracy,
and so on.. The image they portray of themselves brings the bad
name of saying Indians do not know how to transcribe. The vision
of customer satisfaction has to be fulfilled. This could only be
done if the quality of the work is 100%. If you really want to
bring in a revolution, concentrate on quality (customer
satisfaction) and stop asking for how much you want. Try to get
the MTs realize the ultimate goal. You do not need 60% or 90%..
All you need is 100%. So get the people to get on that level. They
cannot do it alone. This could be achieved only with people who
have the vision of being the best. Regards to all! Jebasingh.
Healthscribe India Ltd. Comment?
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++++ new post - same topic ++++ From: Mukulika Ghosh <
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Subject: Clarification >...................and Informatix is out of
business after spending crores of rupees and even without going
into production. Why? MTs took free training and work experience,
got a sponsored trip to the USA to appear for the CMT exams, and
then jumped ship. Today no company is either ready to sponsor
training or a USA trip.< Are you talking of the MTs of Informatix? If so, then I, an
ex-Informatix MT, would like to clarify that-No MT got a sponsored
trip to the USA to appear for any CMT exam. "Jumping the ship"
after that, thus, is completely out of question. I had joined Informatix in its initial days. We were offered free
training because that was then the order of the day, as medical
transcription was an unheard of profession and candidates had to be
lured in. We were 15-20 fully trained and eagerly waiting MTs,
ready to move into production. There was never any plan or idea to
send any of us abroad. We were doing live dictations of a couple of
clinics located in LA when finally our headoffice decided to shut
down its operations in India. I do agree with some writers of your forum who consider the growth
of numerous MT training institutes as a menace who churn out
under-qualified individuals not fit for the marker. But one thing
these institutes have managed to do, i.e., to make medical
transcription a household word. I had joined this profession 4
years back and I remember the pains I took to explain what is
actually medical transcription-to my parents, relatives, and
friends. I still remember the vague and blank expressions as I
tried my level best to describe what transcription is. To many it
was "Oh, you just type!" or "you just have to type what you hear"
so big deal what is so great about it. The picture has changed
very much and it is my sincere feeling that medical transcription
does have a good future in this country. Mukulika Ghosh
Production Supervisor
Heartland, Delhi Comment?
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Subject: MT in India Hi Amit and all... I am an ex surg lt now full time in MT. I am based in Mumbai. I
have been consultant training to 2 institutes in Thane and Mira
Road. I have found the owners unscrupulous and unable to create the
right atmosphere for the art of medical transcription to succeed.
Traineees after getting repeated reminders for improvement and not
being paid on time tend to get disillusioned. They then ask "Is MT
as lucrative as written about." I have one query:
What is total installed capacity of all MT companies in India, i.e.
how many lines per day can be done by all MT companies in India ? I believe total no of institutes in MT are 250. Thanks for creating a lovely site and an active community. Dr(Surg Lt)Ravi Bhargava Comment?
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Subject: The MT Career Dear MTIDers, I asked a few of my friends of their opinion about the profession
of a Medical Transcriptionist, but what they replied was a big
disappointment , they said that it is a job of a typist and does
not offer any good salary, and it is not suitable to waste a person
like me at such a job . I feel that I don't know this line good
enough to draw such a conclusion about it, please give me a clear
perspective about this line in MT. Help out please, I am in a great dilemma! Rishikesh Comment?
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================= BILLBOARD =================== From: Snehith Gowda <
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Subject: Speech recognition Dear MTIDers, I am a transcriptionist working for a firm in
Bangalore (India.) The worrying factor faced by the present, working MT's
in Bangalore is the interference of voice recognition
system which is spoken about a lot here. Could you please let me know as to how long will this
field sustain. Regards, M.C.Snehith Comment?
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================= GEEK TIPS =================== From: Dave Wolkowitz<
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Sub: HyperSend HyperSend, is a free Internet-based product and would allow MT's to
send files of any size and to comply with US federal HIPAA
regulations (which will come into effect in less than 2 years). HyperSend is a Web-based service, and all that has to be downloaded
is a thin client. Signup usually takes under three minutes, even on
a dial-up modem. HyperSend is as easy to use as email, and is free
for individual users. Businesses can buy additional transmission
capacity and can purchase group accounts that allow for central
adminstration of HyperSend features. HyperSend is great for MT's that work from remote locations and
want to send large files securely, for a very cheap price. One can downoad the product from www.hypersend.com .
Regards, Dave Wolkowitz
You might want to check out this ZDnetIndia story
http://www.zdnetindia.com/techzone/enterprise/pki/1
Editor's Note
Members of who would like to receive a copy of the HyperSend
HIPAA readiness statement may contact Laura Margolis, PR 21, at
312-396-9726 or
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